Tag: Biography
James Abbott McNeill Whistler James Abbott McNeill Whistler, (1834-1903). US painter. He abandoned his career as a soldier to study art and from 1855 lived in Paris and London, …
Mae West Mae West, (1892-1980). US stage and screen actress, noted for her buxom figure and bawdy wisecracking style. West was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of a boxer. …
John Wesley John Wesley, (1703-91). British founder of Methodism. After studying at Oxford, Wesley became a missionary in Georgia, where he met members of the Protestant Moravian brethren. He …
H.G. Wells H.G. Wells, he was apprenticed to a draper for several unhappy years but later won a scholarship to study science in London. He wrote over 60 novels, …
Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852). British field marshal and statesman, known as ‘The Iron Duke’. He was born Arthur Wesley in Dublin, the family name being changed …
Orson Welles Orson Welles, (1915-85). US film director, writer, and actor. He became famous for his radio adaptation of H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds (1938), which …
Chaim Weizmann Chaim Weizmann, (1874-1952). Jewish statesman and chemist, born in Russia. Through his research work for the British War Office during World War I he discovered a process …
Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller, (1904-84). US swimmer and film actor. The son of Austrian immigrants, he won five gold medals for freestyle races in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic …
